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Judge Boyd sentences Renee Camarillo to 20 years after no-contest pleas in pedestrian death
Summary
On June 10, 2025, Judge Stephanie Boyd sentenced Renee Camarillo to 20 years in prison after no-contest pleas to two counts tied to a pedestrian's death; family members delivered victim-impact statements describing prolonged trauma and loss.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court sentenced Renee Camarillo to 20 years in prison on June 10, 2025, after Camarillo entered no-contest pleas to the charges in two related cause numbers. The court ordered the terms to run concurrently and gave credit for time served; the judge also made affirmative deadly-weapon findings and imposed a no-contact order for specified individuals.
The sentence follows a plea-bargain agreement the court described on the record. The judge told Camarillo the plea had waived his right to appeal and explained that, as a felony conviction, he would be barred from owning or possessing weapons or ammunition. The court identified the cases as 2024 CR5218 and 2024 CR5219 and noted consideration of related cause number 2025 CC005805.
Family members delivered victim-impact statements before sentencing. A woman who identified herself as the eldest daughter of the pedestrian (identified in court alternately as Andrea and India Watson) said her mother, who died as a pedestrian struck during an event involving police, was 47 and left three children and more than a dozen grandchildren. “There is no sentence that can restore what we've lost,” she said, describing the family’s ongoing trauma, the need to reconstruct the victim’s face for an open casket and the lasting emotional harm to relatives. Another speaker, identified in court as Miss Simmons, the victim’s maternal sister, described long-term emotional and psychological effects and said the family remains in counseling.
The judge acknowledged the family’s statements and addressed Camarillo directly, urging him to use prison programs and training opportunities to prepare for life after release. The court also entered a no-contact order that, as read on the record, named two individuals (spelled aloud in court). The transcript records an affirmative finding of a deadly weapon on counts 1 and 2 in both lead cause numbers.
After the remarks, the judge excused the family and directed the victim advocate to confer with them. The court then moved on to other matters on the calendar. Camarillo was advised of the sentencing terms and credited for time served; because the disposition followed a plea agreement, the court noted the waiver of appeal rights for the defendant.
